Chromatic toy.



PATENTED $13.25, 1908 A. L. NBWELL CHROMATIC TOY.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 23.1907.

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I UNITED STATES ALFRED LEONARD NEWELL, OF EALING, ENGLAND.

CHROMATIC TOY.

No. 880,322. v Specification of To all whom it may concern: p Be it known that I, ALFRED LEO RD .NEWELL, a subject of the King of Great Brltain, residing .at 10 Lyncroft Gardens,. Ealing, Middlesex, England, have invented certain new and useful- Improvements in Chromatic Toys, of which the following is-a specification.

This invention relates to that class of to s or apparatus which carry colored disks which are revolved to give coloror chromatic effect, and consists principally of the empgoyment of two or more rings instead of dis each ring bein interlilcedwith each other and colored with various colors, either individually or separately, or they may be transparent.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toy constructed in accordance with my resent invention; Fi 2. represents an axia section of .the device shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 shows another form of the device.

For the toy in which the rings are revolved by the action of pulling strings, such as I show in Fig. 1, elevation, and Fig. 2 cross section of the annexed drawings, I inclose the rings A, B, 0, between two wheels or disks D, E, each being carried by one axle F which asses through each ring D, E, and one end G extends at one side for receiving one len th of string H. The two wheels D, E, are also connected so as to revolve together by a frame I, which also asses t ough each ring and projects from t e other side of the device for receiving the other length of string J, and between thewheels I mount a rubber or wire spring. cushion or buii'er K.

The axle F has end on action on one wheel or disk D and the frame I end on action on 40 the other wheel or disk E. If now the strings H, J, be pulled after twirling the agliance round, the Wheels D, E, Wlll e hrought together and the rings A, B, C, ip ed, and allwill revolve to ether or in Fired relation about the bufler' as an axis giving a given chromaticefi'ect, but when the cords H, J, are sla'ckened to allow of the return revolutions, the spring'or rubber K will force the wheels D, E, apart, thus freeing the lateral gripping action on the interlaced rings A, B and C, and by reason of themomentum of the rings and their frictional engagement with the central buffer or device K, the will continue to move about the axis 5 of the uf r as a center, and will also rotate Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 25, 1908.

Application filed August23| 1907. Serial No. 389.898-

'- about their respective geometrical axes, thus producing a variation in the chromatic effect.

In other kind of apparatus, such as I show in Fig. 3 side 'elevatlon, where one string H revolves the appliance (or strin s are not dim 9 ployed,) the rin s A, B, C, may ave aroughened or toothe inner edge L, which during the rotation of the disk-or frame E on which they are situated, come into contact with 8. lug, teeth M on a projecting axle N, or tooth wheel on the disk, and so be retarded-to obtain a change of osition, thus insuring i constant change of color effect.

InFig. 3, P is the hand. hold and the rings A, B, C, lie on the disk E, and revolve with same. When the rings are transparent, a revolving or fixed colored screen is arranged behind.

What I do claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is I 1. A device of the class described, C0111- prising a lurality of differently colored rings interlaced with one another, and means for revolving the rings relatively to one another.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a plurality of colored rings interlaced with one another, means for revolvin the rings while the latter remain substanti ly in fixed relation to give a certain chromatic effect, and means for revolving the rings 5 relatively to one another to give a chromatic efiect different from that first mentioned.

3. A device of the class described, com? prising a lurality of differently colored rings interlaced with one another, means for revolv- T 96 ing the rings while the latter remain in fixed: relation, and means cooperating with the inner circumferences of the rings for revolving them relatively to one another.

4. A device of the class described, com 5 prising a plurality of colored rings interlaced with one another, means arranged to engage a side of each ring for revolving the rings while in substantially fixed relation to one another, and means cooperating with the 0 inner circumferences of the rings for revolving them relatively to one another.

5. A chromatic device of the class described, comprising a disk, means for revolvin the latter, a plurality of differently 5 co ored rings interlaced with one another and having a frictional engagement at their sides with the said disk to cause rotation of the rings about the center of the disk as an axis, and a device rotatable with the disk 4 and cooperatin with the inner circumferthe disk as an axis.

prisin a pair of disks mounted coaxially and 10" porting the latter and cooperating with the ences of the sai rings for causing the latter to rotate independentl about their respective geometrical axes W en the speed of rotation of the disk varies relatively to the speed of rotation of the rings about the center of 6. A toy of the character described, commova le axially to one another, a plurality of colored rings having portions interposed between said disks, means forproxiinating and revolving said disks to-engage and roe-r tate the rings, and means cooperating with the inner circumferences of the rings for rotating them relatively to one another.

7. A toy of the class described, .coni rising' a air of disks mounted.coargi'ally ani n 1ov ab e toward andfrom one another, aplue rality of differently colored rings having por tions interposed between said disks, means for proximating and revol'vin'g'the disks to engage and rotate the rings, and a yieldable cushion interposed between the ,disks forsupmy hand in presence of twosul inner circumferences of the rings for rotating the rings relatively to one another.

8. A device of the class described, C0111- prising. a pair of axially movable disks, a

plurality of differently colored rings having 'ingthe ax'leand frame and having its ends engaging the disks lorsupporting the latter,

the periphery of the cushion cor'herating -with the inner circumferences of t c rihgs for. causing relative ,iotati'on' of the latter whenthedlsksarescparatede' In testim'ony'whereol l. have lreieunto nesses- A a ALFREDLEONARD N'JiJ WELni- Witnesses:- I

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